The head of Novokubansk in Krasnodar has been detained.

Novokubansk Mayor Alexander Minin is suspected of forgery and abuse of office. Damages to the local budget exceeded 12 million rubles, and searches were conducted at his home and the administration building.

Novokubansk Mayor: What is known about the case?

Alexandra Minina suspect of official forgery and abuse of power. According to investigators, he transferred a plot of land for the construction of a concrete plant at a price below market value. However, the property was registered as a road service station.

The damage to the local budget exceeded 12 million rubles.

Searches were conducted in the official's home and in the administration.

Concrete plant and Doroshenko's entourage

According to the local Telegram channel "KOSHIK", the concrete plant belongs people from the entourage of the former State Duma deputy Andrey Doroshenko: There were attempts to push through its construction several years ago, but the then mayor, Pavel Manakov, refused to sign fictitious documents, which could have been one of the reasons for his replacement.